page_title: Jamiroquai
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context_page_description: Jamiroquai are an English funk and acid jazz band from London, formed in 1992. Fronted by singer-songwriter Jay Kay, the band were a prominent component of the London-based funk/jazz movement of the 1990s. Influenced by black music of the 1970s, the group additionally drew from rock, electronica and Latin music and their lyrics have dealt with social and environmental idealism. Over the years, Kay has consistently remained as the leader through several line-up changes.
  The band debuted with the single "When You Gonna Learn", released on Acid Jazz records, which lead to Kay signing a record deal with Sony Soho². While with this label, the group released a series of million-selling albums. All eight of the band's albums have entered the UK top 10. Three of them, Emergency on Planet Earth, Synkronized, A Funk Odyssey, along with their greatest hits compilation, charted at number one. The single "Deeper Underground" also topped in the UK chart.
  Although Jamiroquai had only moderate success in America, they have sold more than 26 million albums worldwide as of 2017.
context_section_description: Jamiroquai (/dʒəˈmɪrəkwaɪ/ (listen)) are an English funk and acid jazz band from London, formed in 1992. Fronted by singer-songwriter Jay Kay, the band were a prominent component of the London-based funk/jazz movement of the 1990s. Influenced by black music of the 1970s, the group additionally drew from rock, electronica and Latin music and their lyrics have dealt with social and environmental idealism. Over the years, Kay has consistently remained as the leader through several line-up changes.
  The band debuted with the single "When You Gonna Learn", released on Acid Jazz records, which lead to Kay signing a record deal with Sony Soho². While with this label, the group released a series of million-selling albums. All eight of the band's albums have entered the UK top 10. Three of them, Emergency on Planet Earth (1993), Synkronized (1999), A Funk Odyssey (2001), along with their greatest hits compilation, charted at number one. The single "Deeper Underground" (1998) also topped in the UK chart. 
  Although Jamiroquai had only moderate success in America, they have sold more than 26 million albums worldwide as of 2017. Their third album, Travelling Without Moving (1996), received a Guinness World Record for the best-selling funk album in history. The music video for its lead single, "Virtual Insanity", was named Video of the Year at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards.
caption: Jamiroquai performing at the Coachella Music Festival in 2018
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